Synonyms

blacksmith

American

[blak-smith] / ˈblækˌsmɪθ /

noun

a person who makes horseshoes and shoes horses.
a person who forges objects of iron.
a blackish damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis, inhabiting coastal waters off southern California.

blacksmith British

/ ˈblækˌsmɪθ /

noun

an artisan who works iron with a furnace, anvil, hammer, etc

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Etymology

Origin of blacksmith

1250–1300; Middle English; black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith ( def. ); whitesmith

Example Sentences

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Okay, I thought as I worked to calm down my racing heart, I was in a blacksmith’s shop, and judging from the rudimentary-looking tools hanging on the wall, I was somewhere in the 1700s.

From Literature

In Rochester, Father set up a blacksmith shop and Mother set up housekeeping.

From Literature

“I could use some help in the blacksmith shop,” he said to me.

From Literature

On the other end were the stables and blacksmith, where there were piles and piles of straw.

From Literature

So he reduced the business, now run by his son Gareth, to a manageable size with his son-in-law blacksmith and two daughters also involved.

From BBC

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